This article is about the American television network. For the now unaffiliated international TV channels, see Fox (international). For the affiliated television station company, see Fox Television Stations.
"FOX" and "Fox Channel" redirect here. For the animal, see Fox. For other uses, see Fox (disambiguation). For the former channel name in Latin America, see Star Channel (Latin American TV channel).
Television channel
Fox Broadcasting Company
Type
Broadcast Television network
Country
United States
Affiliates
State
Market
Headquarters
1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 U.S.
Programming
Language(s)
English
Picture format
720p HDTV
1080p via ATSC 3.0 in some markets
Ownership
Owner
Fox Corporation
Parent
Fox Entertainment
Key people
Rob Wade (President and CEO, Fox Entertainment)
Michael Thorn (President, Fox Broadcasting Company Entertainment)
History
Founded
October 9, 1986 (37 years ago) (1986-10-09)
Launched
On-air: October 9, 1986 (1986-10-09)
Primetime: April 5, 1987 (1987-04-05)
Founder
Rupert Murdoch
Barry Diller
Former names
FBC (1986–1987)
Links
Website
fox.com
The Fox Broadcasting Company,[1] commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps,[2] is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by the Fox Entertainment division of Fox Corporation, headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan. Fox hosts additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and at the Fox Media Center in Tempe, Arizona. Launched as a competitor to the Big Three television networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) on October 9, 1986, Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network. It is also known to push the boundaries of what could be shown on a broadcasting network, as evident with shows like Married… with Children, The Simpsons, Family Guy and That '70s Show. It was also the highest-rated free-to-air network in the 18–49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 and 2020 to 2021, and was the most-watched American television network in total viewership during the 2007–08 season.[3][4]
Fox and its affiliated companies operate many entertainment channels in international markets, but these do not necessarily air the same programming as the U.S. network. Most viewers in Canada have access to at least one U.S.-based Fox affiliate, either over the air or through a pay television provider, although Fox's National Football League broadcasts and most of its prime time programming are subject to simultaneous substitution regulations for pay television providers imposed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to protect rights held by domestically based networks.
Fox is named after the film studio that was originally called 20th Century Fox (the network's corporate sibling prior to that studio's acquisition by The Walt Disney Company) and (indirectly) after the producer William Fox, who had founded one of the film studio's predecessors, Fox Film, before it was merged with 20th Century Pictures in 1935. Fox is a member of the North American Broadcasters Association and the National Association of Broadcasters.
^Corporate name as per: "Form 10-K Exhibit 21 (List of Subsidiaries)". EDGAR. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. August 23, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2014 – via 21st Century Fox. (full filing)
^"FOX Entertainment". Fox Corporation. Retrieved March 7, 2022. FOX Entertainment's 30-year legacy of innovative, hit programming includes 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star, the Masked Singer, Lego Masters, Prodigal Son, Last Man Standing, the Simpsons, "Empire," "24," "The X-Files" and "American Idol.")
^de Moraes, Lisa (May 22, 2008). "David Cook Wasn't the Only Winner on Wednesday, as 'Idol' Ratings Spike". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
^49-614111/20120524fox01/ "FOX Sets New Broadcast Industry Record With Eighth Consecutive Season Victory Among Adults 18–49". The Futon Critic. May 24, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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